| Migration as a determinant of marriage pattern: preliminary report on consanguinity among Afghans. | |
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PMID: 16613618 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Two sample populations, one refugee and one resident, were studied. The frequencies of consanguineous marriages came out to be 49.8%and 55.4%, respectively, for the refugees and the residents. Caste endogamy was dominant both in the residents and the refugees. The mean coefficient of inbreeding was calculated to be 0.0303 for the refugee population and 0.0332 for the resident population samples. First cousin marriage was the dominant type of marriage in both samples; father's brother's daughter (FBD) marriage was more frequent among the refugees while mother's brother's daughter(MBD) marriage was more frequent among the residents. Education has no decreasing effect on the incidence of consanguineous marriages. A significant difference in the pattern of marriages in the refugees is observed after the Saur Revolution of 1979. |
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Authors:
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Abdul Wahab; Mahmud Ahmad; Syed Akram Shah |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of biosocial science Volume: 38 ISSN: 0021-9320 ISO Abbreviation: J Biosoc Sci Publication Date: 2006 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-04-14 Completed Date: 2006-06-27 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0177346 Medline TA: J Biosoc Sci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 315-25 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Zoology, Government Degree College Matta, Swat, NWFP, Pakistan. |
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Afghanistan
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ethnology Consanguinity* Emigration and Immigration* / statistics & numerical data Female Humans Male Marriage / statistics & numerical data* Pakistan Population Surveillance / methods Social Class |
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